Archive for January 2024
Tranq, the New ‘Zombie’ Drug that Causes Skin Rotting, is Fueling Overdoses Across the U.S.
by CAROLYN BARBER March 7, 2023 PRESENTEDYB CVS Health Key Takeaways Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer that goes by the street name tranq and is a common additive to illicit drugs like fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. Those who repeatedly use drugs containing xylazine can develop open wounds with dead tissue that, left untreated, may require…
Read MoreSouth Dakota House Passes Bill That Would Make the Animal Sedative Xylazine a Controlled Substance
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House passed a bill Wednesday that would make xylazine, an animal sedative that is being mixed with fentanyl and then used by some people, a controlled substance. The measure, which passed unanimously in the Republican-held House and now goes to the Senate, would establish penalties of up to two years…
Read MoreCongress Moves to Make Xylazine a Controlled Substance
By Janelle Chavez, CNN US lawmakers are moving to classify xylazine, the animal tranquilizer that’s increasingly infiltrating illicit drugs, as a controlled substance. Bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday in the House and Senate reflects growing concern over the highly dangerous sedative, commonly known as “tranq” or “tranq dope.” “Drug traffickers are going to great lengths to pad their profits…
Read MoreCourt Requires Havenbrook Homes’ Landlord to Remediate Resident’s Exposure to Lead Paint
WCCO News Minneapolis, MN – A court approved the state’s motion to require the landlord of Havenbrook Homes to stop exposing its tenants to lead paint in rental homes on Thursday. Progress Residential Management Services LLC is the company that owns and operates Havenbrook Homes. The company owns about 500 single-family residential properties throughout the Greater Minneapolis–Saint Paul…
Read MoreNevada OSHA Adopts New, Punitive ”Severe Violators Enforcement Program”
SWLaw.com by Charles P. Keller, Dawn L. Davis, and Tyler V. Thomas Nevada – Federal OSHA has long had a Severe Violators Enforcement Program (“SVEP”), intended to target employers who demonstrate “indifference to their OSH Act obligations by willful, repeated, or failure-to-abate violations.” Until recently, many states maintaining their own OSHA plans, so called “State Plan”…
Read MoreAfter Years of Decline, the Biden Administration Says Environmental Enforcement is on the Upswing
Associated Press by Michael Daly and Matthew Phillips Washington, DC – The Environmental Protection Agency conducted more on-site inspections of polluting industrial sites this year than any time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said Monday as it seeks to reinvigorate its enforcement program after more than a decade of budget cuts. EPA opened…
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